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Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
THE PAPER MAKERS.

One of the most neglected branch
cs of labor from the standpoint Of
modern organization, is that of paper
making. But the energy and ability
Of Mr.. Adam Ramage, of Holyoke,
Mass, has opened a new vista for
the toilers of the pape. mills. They
have but to cooperate ever SO little,
and they will find themselves well
rewarded. The Paper Nakers
Record should be in the hands Of
every paper maker, both employer
and employe, and when it is, We
have no doubt Of the good results.
Mr.. manages technical knowledge
and his demonstrated interest in the
welfare of the craft, will no doubt
"tell' with the increasing circulation
of the Paper Makers Record. Com
municatiOns should be addressed to
Adam Ramage, IIolyoke, Mass.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
INTERNAL MACHINES.

Capitalist newspapers have been
rcgaling their readers with another
internal machine story. Police Cap
tain Williams and Inspector Byrnes,
of New York, and the British Con-
sui there were the ostensible victims.
The real victims are the dupes
that take any stock in the story. In
the first place the Internal machines
were not explosive, which accounts
for the bravery displayed in opening
the PACKAGES. An intimate knowl-
edge Of the true character of the
dynamite" machines no doubt ad-
dcd to the brave action of the police
officials The trick is getting DO be
a stale one. and no doubt the police
will find the employment of agents
pr0rOcateurS to work better. Then
IL few work ingmcn can be arrested
for the killing of some superAuous
humanity by the police hirelings.
This scheme has worked well in
Europe as well as in this country.
Chicago and the Hooking Valley ex-
hibited some fine specimens of this
sort of capitaIistic ingenuity year
or two ago.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

such murders and protect their hired
assassins so successfully presume to
make pretcnse Of yirtuous indlgna-
ton at the efforts OF workingmcn to
protect themselves against their in
human enemies. But they reckon
without their host. They will find
that the prostitution of the courts
and the disregard Of law will not be
confined to thcparty in power. And
it would not be surprising if, in
spite Of the efforts of the more tenn
pcrate and experienced among the
working people, the Socialists, there
should come devastating storm Of
popular fury that may not only des-
troy many tyrant, but also post
ponc for IA long time the successful
development OF the labor movement
intoa just and equitable condition
of human affairs. 1t is for fear of
the latter catastrophe that Socialists
exert their influence and spread their
literature. 1T is to prevent the in
terruption of peaceful agitation that
they warn the workers against the
attempts of the enemy to provoke
violence. But it may come to pass
that the good counsel of Socialists
will not prevail against capitaIistic
prOvOcatlOn.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
CATCHING SUCKERS.

President Cleveland went fishing
the Other day and caught several
trout. The fact was telegraphed all
over the country. 1t is real funny.
Why should so much interest be at
tached to so slight a matter? 1t is
said to be the extreme interest the
people take in the personal welfare
of the head of the nation as the head
of the nation, not the man. But
shou ldn't there be dignity attached
to the office and the man, and
shou ldn't only such acts of the pres
ident be ehronicled as would inspire
the people with respect for the Office
and the man? If he wipes his nose,
the color and quality of his kerchief
is given; if he stumbles in his walk,
the expression of his face is noted.
A nation apparently trembles with
anxiety for his comfort and welfare.
A mot hers care for her newborn
babe is hardly equal to it. The ma
ton would warm his little tooties
and feed him with a sugar teat if it
but dared to. And yet We scowl in
contemplating that most humble OBJ
sequence of kissing the pope's toe.
Men go to make nations. What is
true of men is true of nations. This
adulatlon and hero-worship is I'M
worthy the dignity of an intelligent
people He is but the servant and
we the masters. He should stand
behind our chairs and change our
plates for the next course. We
should set an example to king-ridden
subjects. We in our voluntary king
worship but make ourselves laugh
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
A BAD SAMPLE.

The action of VIM. O'Brion in re-
fusing to speak at the great meeting
called in his honor at New York, on
Saturday last, is not calculated to
elevate the Irish leaders in the es-
TEEN of their American sympa-
thlzers. 1t is calculated, however,
to destroy the assumed identity of
lreland's cause with the cause of
labor in America, and we shall
doubtless hear less of the "lrish
question" and more of the "Ameri-
can question" in the future. Patri-
otism to ones native country, is q
good thing in its way, but attention
to home interests Is still better, and
we trust that our friends will soon
be brought to realize the fact.
If Mr.. O'Brien is to be taken as n
fair sample of the Irish agitators, it
is evident that their agitation is for
revenue only. 1t remains to be seen
whether the masses who have con-
stantly contributed to keep Parnell
and his consorts in positions of no.
toriety will evince their disapproval
of O'Brien's attitude by being minus
when the hat again comes round.
The money of the Irish-Amercan is
always acceptable but it appears that
his ideas and opinions obtain no
weight on the "other side" Let
the Irish National League depend
for its funds upon the "boodle" pol
iticlans whose influence seduced
O'Bren in New York.
After all. the Parliamentary con-
tlngent Of Ireland has no under.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
TO the WOrkmen's Advocate:

TO the WOrkmen's Advocate: -
In my last correspondence l said that
DR.. McGlynn is called by his opponents
Socialist, anyhow. t.... .....-
To verify this, my view, l send you
herewith a little article which the Indian
apolis Journal published to-day, as fol-
lows: .-0...
The Rev. DIR. McGlynn is fast becom-
ing the most dangerous man in this
country. Indeed, we are not sure but
he is already. We doubt if any Anarch-
st, Socialist or other agitator is attack
ing the foundations of society and gov
eminent in more dangerous way than
this Catholic priest is doing. He deliv-
cred the GRAFTON of the day at the me-
mortal exercises of a Grand Army of the
Republic post in New York, and in his
address said: ..sr
"'It is not a new thing that am saying
when | say there is in our land to-day a
great unrest; that men are largely disap-
pointed; that with the many years of
peace that we have enjoyed, with the
wondrously increased facilities for pro-
ductiOn and revenue that are enjoyed in
this favored Nation, human labor still
seems to feel the want of employment,
and, when it gets employment, seems to
be robbed of large share Of its wages
1t is the consciousness of this wrong that
Is making many man who else would
be with us a patriot and lover of his
conntry's flag to-day, begin to see that
there is something wrong; and, while it
may seem an unholy thought, yet it
comes up unbidden to their minds, and
finds expression here and there in unholy
curses upon their lips. 1t is this that
makes men here and elsewhere talk of
the needs of change, and ask: is the
government what we thought it was?
Is 1t government of absolute impartial
lty and equality for ally'
This is very dangerous talk, and all
the more dangerous because of its insidi-
BUSINESS and pretended sympathy with
the working classes. The expressions
we have quoted are sugar-coated anarch.
Ism and treason in Disguise. The man
who would take advantage of memorial
exercises to make this sort of an under
handed attack on the government and
laws that protect him is Communist at
heart and thoroughly dangerous char
| acter." E-.'.
DR.. McGlynn is intelligent enough to
read between the lines and see that the
words this Catholic priest" have been
dictated by a spirit similar to the one
which always dictates the word ssHerr"
before the name of Most Neverthe-
less, he can see that stopping half way
avails nothing, and that everyone who
takes up the cause of labor, no matter
what particular theory he may advocate,
Is considered by the opposite side a So
ciallst. so he might as well advocate
those theories which have the most solid
scientific basis, to w.t.: the theories of
Social-Democracy.
| PHILIP RAPPAPORT.
Indianapolis, June /.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
A POINTER FOR X. OF L.
Especially the Delegates to the Gen.
eral Assembly.

Knights of Labor who have taken
an interest in the proceedings of the
last General Assembly are probably
aware of the fact that some "busi-
ness" Of a serious nature was rushed
through after the great majority of
the delegates had left for home.
Many OF them were forced to leave
because they had no funds to live on
in strange city any longer.
At the next General Assembly let
every delegate remain till it has ad-
journed, and when they find that
some are endeavoring to prolong the
session to starve out the most impe-
cunious, let them adjourn while they
still have strength enough to vote an
adjournment.
Otherwise they may expect a repe-
tition of last years ''shenanigan."
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

CAPITALIST PROVOCATlON.

In hospital at Augusta Georgia,
lies q young man at the point of
death, shot by capitalists or their
hirclings while he was speaking from
a platform to an audience Of work
ingmen and urging them to organ
ize for their protection against the
greed of BOSSES
Mr.. Hoover, the capitalists VIC
tim, was an organizer of the X. of
L., we believe, and was doing his
duty by the workmen in showing
them how to better their condition.
His murdcrers shot him from be-
hind, and have not been arrested.
The planters in the neighborhood
were afraid that if their wagc-slavcs
learned the truth about their condi-
ton, and the way in which they
were robbed by their Employers,
they would demand more wages;
consequently they conspircd to MUIR
der him. lie had been threatened
before, and not giving heed to the
warning, he fell victim to the mar
derous hate of the robber bosses.
The Philadelphia TngeblaH calls
attention to the powers assumed by
the Chicago authorities in what they
called case of conspiracy and in
sists that according to Judge Gary,
it is not necessary9to know the actual
murderer, but that by Common
right" any number of capitalists who
had an interest in Hoover's death or
who had expressed themselves as OPP
posed to him could be arrested for
conspiracy and hanged. But such
a course is furtnest from the minds
of the powers that be. 1t makes a
difference who conspires and muir
dcrs.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

This brings to mind the murder
by Pinkcrton's gang of cutthroats of
"A boy in Jersey City last January.
Three of the rutlians were arrested
and remanded for trial. Last week
they were discharged by an "impar-
tial" jury. In the case of two of
the prisoners the evidence was not
more than ordinarily conclusive;
but in the case of the hound, Shelby.
there was an overwhelming amount
of evidence of his guilt. Witness
after witness testified to seeing him
shoot into the crowd of boys Ten
year-old Tommie Hogan was on his
way home from school at the time,
and received the shot from Sheehy's
revolver. A number of small boys
had been annoying the "Pinkertons"
by snoWDalllng them, ana they re-
turned the murderous ire from their
revOlvers. And now they 60 scot
free ! The ''impartlal' and "wise"
twelve JerSeymen whom a we'll
trained set of political hcelers in
office succeeded in placing upon the
jury have declared that the murder
ers are not murderers. They were
faithfully serving their masters, the
railroad corporations, and their mas
tiers knew how to make the court
harmless. The jury only required
thirty minutes to come to this de-
cision
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
TOPOlOBAMPO.

Conflicting stories concerning the
prosperity of thccSperimental colony
at Topoobampo, Mexico, are in cir
culation. VIII not some of our
readers there furnish correct inform
alton for the benefit of the rest of
the readers of the WoRKMEN's AD-
VOCATE?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

Away down South, in New Or
leans, is published paper called
Southern Industry, known there as
the official journal of the Trades and
Labor Assembly, and one of the
papers specially recommended by
the National Executive Board of the
"Noble and Holy Order Of Knights
of Labor" This is the kind of ad-
vice it gives the gallant knights,
after telling them that the attempt
to organize separate party would
not be advantageous:
ut is, therefore, necessary that the
Knights should take part in the primary
elections and endeavor to secure the
nomination of men who can be trusted
to faithfully represent their interests in
the city and State"
The difference between Southern
Industry and old Grip" is that the
latter managed to wake up after a
twenty years sleep, while our South
ern contem porary quietly SHORES on,
dreaming of the realization of X. Of
l.. (printed) principles through the
medium of rotten political party
machines.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

standing of the social question:
merely endcavoring to substitute
the Irish landlordism for the Eng
fish, which would in no way alter
the condition of the masses.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

ing stock to the compulsory lackey-
ism of the subjects of bloated mon.
archs. The president angles for
trout; his hook is loaded with suck
ers. Grand Rapids Workman.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
NOTES..

The capitalist papers show their
aptitude for nice discrimination
when they denominatc the parturi-
tion of a dry scab from the SCARED
body of ORGANIZED Labor rs a split
i'm Iabor's ranks.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

The first number of the official
journal of the American Federation
of Labor has been issued. 1t is
called the Union -Adcocate. In the
''salutatory' the editor, presumably
the president of the Federation, per-
petrates the following:
1.-The polity of the Labor movement
of the Trades Unions-lies in the reduc-
ton of the hours of labor, and high
wages, which mean improved conditions
and surroundings, reaches the lowest
stratum in society and is the reform the
most arreaching and benefcent in it's
results"
Would it not be well to add good,
kind BOSSES as another desideratum ?
And then, perhaps, it would be in
harmony to suggest landlords who
will not ask more rent than is
'just," and vendors of potatoes who
will be satisfied with "fair profit. "
What heaven we contemplate
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

OBrien is MAN. Honor and praise
to that courage that refuses the protec-
ton of the capitalist troops, even when
his life is menaced. --Denrer Labor En-
qnirer.
Well, 'you can't most always
sometimes tell" This same O'Brien
sought the protection of the "saviors
of society in New York, June 4,
and he successfully escaped being
publicly worshipped by the hero
worshipping workingmen. He was
Mortified to think that the "mud
sllls' want to abolish private prop
erty in land. He wants none of
that, and yet he has been Landed as
an Irish patriot Dye call that a
man?
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

ings as they did in the Fourteenth
Ward, Chicago, last week. 1t seems
to us that the men of the Fourteenth
Ward would be justified in making
such preparations as are necessary
to defend themselves against inter
ference, in accordance with Judge
Cooley's opinion, which we published
II week or two ago.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
COMMUNICATIONS.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS plain;
boil down" your letters make them short.
Write only on one side Of the paper. Be as good.
natured as you can under the circumstances.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

A contented and prosperous country
Is the readiest argument for the contn-
uance of the Democratic party in power.
With how much less reason has it been
invoked in former years rs a plea against
a change from Republicansm. ~ Y.
star ('ticmD.
Great Scott Contcnted and
prosperous American citizens toll
ing for wages that would hardly sup
port a vigorous dog. The impudencc
of the robber class grows ''magni-
tndinous."
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

A suit was begun in the United
States district court on Tuesday
which illustrates another feature of
our monstrous land system. A Can
adam named Tunis Covert, probably
q descendant of one of the American
tories who emigrated to Canada at
the close Of the revolution, lays
claim to some five hundred blocks
in the most valuable and best built
up part of upper New York, by
virtue Of a grant made by the colo
NAL Governor Nichols in 1867 to
certain men then living. If he sue
ceeds in his suit by proving that
certain dead men did or did not do
certain things, he will become the
legal owner, not only of all this i'm
men sely valuable ground, but of all
the buildings that have been erected
upon it. Whatever be the legal
merits Of this particular claim, such
a th1ng Is entlrely possible under our
laws. Gases are constantly occurring
in all our states in which men are
deprived of land they have paid
somebody for, and of the improve
men is they have made and the build
ings they have erected upon it, be-
cause of some action or non -action
on the part Of men long since dead
and of whom they never heard.
Yet, when it is proposed to substi-
tute for this robbery provoking, pow
erty-breedng system one based upon
the self-evident truth proclaimed by
Tho mas Jefferson that the land be-
longs IN usufruct to the living, and
that the dead have no power over it,
the sayors of society bawl "Confis-
cation. ~. Y. .Standnd.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11
the insect and other pests Of a rain
less, sandy, rocky coast within the
tropics Hayes Valley Adrsrtiser.

The union labor vote of Michigan
rcach hes close to $4,000. 1t is the
most astonishing political revolution
the state has ever witnessed. With
a campaign of less than two weeks,
with a fund of less than $50, and
with a party that was born forty-one
days previous to election, the result
is truly marvellous. Hereare 33, 600
men taking up this new party and
voting its principles. If the fusion
Grcenbackers had been true, and
the time heightened out sixty days,
this Union Labor Party would have
swept the state. -Lonsing Sentinel.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

The politicians are in vain trying
to figure out the Probabilities of the
next national election. The Labor
Party is an increasing though I'M
known quantity, and will be more or
less disturbing element to the men
of "division and silence"
Il am for ireland and Ireland alone.
| will touch nothing else. WILLIAM
O'BRIEN.
Then what are you doing here?
We, organized workmen, are men of
all nationalities, and contend for the
workers of the world. including the
Irish. William, you're a disgrace
to humanity.
Things are coming to a climax
when the police authorities can in
terfere with the labor Party meet
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

DIR. McGlynn has to face excom-
ication, which means that Cath
olics will be forbidden to listen to his
lectures or follow his advice. This
means fat in the fire if we mistake
not the temper of the Irish Catholics
in this country, for though DIR.
McGlynn may by reason of his in
subOrdination merit the condemna-
ton of his ecclesiastical superiors it
is not evident that these men are
competent to judge his political ut
terances or limit his right to be
heard on the labor question. All
this creates agitation and all agita-
ton is good. The alarm bells may
disturb the inhabitants butthey save
the city, |Itnsted Press.
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

The class of people who commit
Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-06-11

PUBLISHED EVERY WEEK,
Publication once, 1871 Chapel street.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24

Try hot flannel over the seat of neural
gic pain, and renew frequently.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL

1
1T is estimated that there arc In
round numbers five m lion profes ed
Spiritualists in this country. Chi ago
| Herald.
In New South Wales male school
teachers are paid from t72 to 1856.
and female teachers from f4O to Esq
| per annum.
The American Tract Society pub
ilshed during the past year 2l3. llj
tracts, and card packages and wall
rolls, etc, to the number of ESQ.,, S04
DIR. T. l.. Cuyler says in the New
:, York ErdngeltSt that lit would be well
II all pious parents would read Dr. Ho.-
ace Bushnells 'Ci rist an Nurture once
year.
The leu 'Sh Messenger saws that t,
the curious specimens of prayer lately
publish ID may be added this of mod
ern rabbi: ''Oh, Lord, Thou remem
berest we said last week." etc.
The total number of commun c nts
at Trinity Church, New York. is 1904
OF whom 575, representing 4l0 families
are from the working class. Although
Trinity is very wealthy, it will b. Sc n
from this that well nigh one half it,
actual commandments are people in
moderate rcumstances.
A revivaist at Louisville was inter
rupted the other day by crying baby,
whose mother started for home with it.
Don't take the baby out" the
preacher cried, II wish there were fifty
babies here God bless the mo her TO-
bringing that baby. Let cry; | can
talk louder than babies can cry"
According to the latest published
statement, under the aut loritv of the
Baptist Church in New York State. it
appears that there are in the State S6s
churches, or four less than la t wear,
and that the membersh p amount, to
ilo,ooS, indicating, as compared with
last year, gain of 1881: The haptisms
OF the year numbered sop, or 2O6 in
excess of the previous year.
Those who are striving to devise
means for the preservation of American
forests are being well abetted by the
school-authorities in many localities.
The arbor-days" of the schools AID
colleges are bringing the youth of tie
land to an appreciation of the value OF
trees, and are awakening strong public
scutiincut jill ldNOT OF cnerUet e means
to check the processes of wasteful den
udation. 1t will probably be much
ca Ser in the time of tbs next generation
to get legislation in the matter. Cur
rent
The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
gives this hint to educators: 1--WE have
heard OF one very sensible school touch
er who has discarded geographical text
books for a season, and in the mean
time has made her scholars as tn n
ougAly familiar as they could be, with
the means available, with the situation.
histort, physical features, mate ial re-
sources and pol teal conditions of the
Soudan, Russia, England, Afghanistan
and other countries, the scenes of great
international contentious. This appears
to be more practical and profitable than
in committing to memory the names of
the principal rivers in A'a ka, of the
capes on the west coast of Ireland and
The county towns in the State of
Kansas"
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-06-24
WIT AND WISDOM.

A dog that knows where to find a
bone is wiser than scholar who has
not learned how to make "a living
John SwintonS Paper.
Always look at your worries
through the wrong end OF an opera
glass. Examine your joys with nii-
croscope. Pill. delphia CAL.
1t takes two weeks to recover from
the effects of pepper thrown into the
eyes BE satisfied to take these cures
instead of the pepper. Detroit Free
Press.
-"Will you pass the butter, Mr.
FoggP' asked Brown. Every time, -
replied Fogg. The landlady says it
was the way Fogg said it that made her
mad.-BoSton Trans ri7t.